DVD MovieFactory 6 Plus

[ozab]

Is it true that:

When making menu using DVD MovieFactory 6 Plus it will Re-encode or Render my video files again?

[jagabo]

Not if they're already DVD compliant (and you have the "don't reencode" option enabled).

[TheFamilyMan]

You could also download the trial version from the ulead web site and try it out for free. I'm using version 3 and it does not re-encode if it's told not to do so, but if you edit a clip or add a transition, v3 will completely reencode the affected clips regardless of any setting. I'd be suprised if v6 didn't do the same. I plan on demo'ing v6 to see if the upgrade is worthwhile.

[ozab]

Ok, Thanks guys. Now, is there way to import Photoshop files (DVD menu) into it?

[dadrab]

Sure. Just save your Photoshop creations as bitmaps (.bmp) and use them as your menu backgrounds.

I use Movie Factory 4, but yours should work close to the same way.

[TheFamilyMan]

I've used JPEGs as menu backgrounds in MF3, works as expected. BTW I tried MF6 over the weekend and was not terribly impressed by its upgraded capabilites, so I'll spend my $50 on something else. The trial version install aborted near the end which left a functioning app without uninstall capabilities. Ulead, bless their hearts, provides detailed manual removal instructions on their web site for crashed/corrupted installs so I could clear out the remains.